Four New Faces Elected to Green Benefits District Board
Michael Iacuessa Voters in Dogpatch and Potrero Hill’s Northwest blocks elected four new members, and re-elected three incumbents, to the Green Benefit District (GBD) board last month. The first of its kind…
May 2017
Double-Digit Rate Hike Proposed for Garbage Collection
Brett Yates Last February, Recology, the private company that provides the City with garbage services, applied for a rate increase from the San Francisco Department of Public Works. Recology’s San Francisco operations…
Mega-Developments Southside Challenge Public Infrastructure
Jacob Bourne A long stretch of underutilized land on San Francisco’s southeastern Bayfront is slated for massive mixed-use development in the coming years. With a shortage of affordable housing, and a lust…
Letters
Potrero View Staff Editorial Editor, In response to “City Budget May Face Cliff,” in the March View, it’s unfortunate that future generations, unable to vote today, will bear the costs of many enacted pension…
Letters to the Editor
Fred Raker I’m not a conspiracy theorist, nor do I know what that term means. But I’ve become increasingly aware that letters to the editor in liberal, East Coast newspapers are predominantly…
Sound of Silence
Steven J. Moss “I haven’t spoken to her in twenty-two years, and I don’t intend to start now,” my Mother proclaimed, scrubbing at the already clean counter to emphasize her point. “But Mom,…
Short Cuts
District 10 in Play Last month, Shamann Walton, a City native and San Francisco Board of Education president, announced his candidacy for District 10 Supervisor in the November 2018 election.…
Unofficial Historic Buildings Indentified in Dogpatch
The Dogpatch Historic District was officially designated by the San Francisco Planning Department in 2003, becoming the City’s eleventh such quarter. Roughly located between Indiana and Third; 18th and Tubbs…
Large Mixed-Use Project Delayed by Litigation
Last summer, Save the Hill and Grow Potrero Responsibly filed a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco challenging the environmental review process for a large mixed-use development…
Wagly Pulls Out of Potrero Hill
In July, 2016, The Potrero View reported that Washington-based pet care startup, Wagly, planned to launch a “comprehensive” animal boarding facility, grooming service, and veterinary clinic in Potrero Hill. The…
A Day in Dogpatch, Potrero Hill, and Environs – May 2017
Fourteen years after the University of California, San Francisco built its high-technology research campus on an abandoned Southern Pacific railyard in Mission Bay, much of the surrounding area still feels…
New App Helps Dogpatch Residents Report Neighborhood Problems
In March, a new website, Dogpatch Solutions Tracker, launched at https://dogpatch.dillilabs.com. A community service aiming to improve neighborhood safety and cleanliness, the site features a digital map application where registered…
Winter’s Gamble
Ryder Miller One may be surprised to find out that the winter can be disheartening in San Francisco. Though not nearly as cold as other places, we are not always prepared with…
City Attorney Herrera Battles Trump Administration
On January 25, U.S. President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13768, which promised to withdraw federal grants from “sanctuary cities.” Although the term “sanctuary city” has no legal definition, it’s…
Small Batch Manufacturing Thrives in San Francisco
The words “manufacturing” and “San Francisco” aren’t often used in the same sentence, unless a historian is talking about the City’s mid-century last heyday as an active port and shipyard.…
Potrero Hill Author in the Driver’s Seat, With Uber
Love or hate the company, it’s a rare week when ride hailing mega-contractor, Uber, isn’t in the news. Potrero Hill resident and Fortune Magazine executive editor, Adam Lashinsky, has been…
Community Calendar: May 2017
Potrero View Staff May 2 – Art: Kids draw Potrero; Jennifer Kesteloot and Norm Bartlett Sponsored by Prefund.org. 5 to 9 p.m. Farleys, 1315 18th Street. May 4 – Music: Bum Wagler &…
San Francisco Center for the Book Offers Spring, Summer Exhibits
Jessica Zimmer San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB), at 375 Rhode Island Street, is currently offering “Books of Course,” an exhibit that runs until June 11, featuring books, objects and creative…
Queer Comics Unpacked at Potrero Hill Conference
Whether they center on a superhero or psychologically complex character, comic books have long offered quirky role models. Underground comics have been a particular source of comfort to gay, lesbian…
Gold, Chapter Twenty-One
“Thank you, officer,” said Chester. “Grab a houseplant for the station on your way out.” “That won’t be necessary,” said the cop. “We’d just kill it, triggered the need for…
Obituary: James Seward Hoppe
James Seward Hoppe August 21, 1955 to April 4, 2017 James Seward “Da Hop” Hoppe died on April 4, 2017 in Thailand at the age of 61. A Missouri Street…